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Vinony

horned

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nd/ / /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nɪd/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English horned, hornyd, from Old English hyrned, ġehyrned (“having horns; horned”), from Proto-Germanic *hurnidaz (“horned”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *hurnijaną (“to horn; provide or fit with horns”); equivalent to horn (“noun”) + -ed. Cognate with Dutch gehoornd (“horned”), German gehörnt (“horned”), Danish hornede (“horned”).

  1. Having horns.

    “A goat is a horned animal.”

    “a bull's head gules”

  2. Cuckolded.

verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. simple past and past participle of horn